ComponentOne, a maker of components for Microsoft developers, has introduced ComponentOne Studio for iPhone, which enables Microsoft ASP.NET developers to create applications for the iPhone. The company also announced new tools for Microsoft SharePoint. The tool set enables Microsoft developers to create iPhone applications without having to learn new skills such as the Objective-C language.
ComponentOne,
a maker of components for Microsoft developers, has introduced
ComponentOne Studio for iPhone, which enables Microsoft ASP.NET
developers to create applications for the iPhone. The company also
announced new tools for Microsoft SharePoint.
The new ComponentOne tool suite enables ASP.NET developers to build Web
applications that mimic the user interface of the iPhone and iPod touch devices.
With the advent of mobile technology, more and more people are using an
iPhone as their primary method of connecting to the Internet while on
the go.
In the third quarter of 2008, ComponentOne, a leading component
vendor in the Microsoft VSIP (Visual Studio Industry Partner) Program,
announced the CTP (Community Technology Preview) of Studio for iPhone.
On April 16, the company made the technology generally available.
"ComponentOne Studio for iPhone works with the power of ASP.NET to
create cutting-edge Websites that mimic the iPhone and iPod touch UI
when rendered in Mobile Safari," said Chris Meredith, product manager
at ComponentOne.
Meredith said the Studio for iPhone suite includes navigation lists,
calendars, views, tab bars, cover flow, and various controls, such as
buttons and sliders. They also incorporate the unique iPhone UI
elements such as animation, portrait or landscape views, and touch
navigation. He added that ComponentOne Studio for iPhone is the first
and only ASP.NET control suite in the industry for building this type
of Web application.
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